Am I affected by Welfare Reform?
If you are in receipt of Housing Benefit and under-occupying your property by one bedroom or more you may have a restriction placed on how much Housing Benefit you will be entitled to receive. There are a number of options that you may want to consider.
About your Tenancy Agreement
Information which outlines your rights and responsibilities as a tenant. Plus advice on transferring your tenancy, temporary tenancies, joint tenancies, subletting, succession, going away and losing your tenancy. If you are a relative dealing with a deceased tenants affairs.
Rents and Charges
Included here are some details about how rents are set, how to pay your rent, rent statements, service charges and rent arrears procedures.
Information about which repairs you are responsible for and which the Council are responsible for.
Plus details on how you report a repair, emergency repairs, repairs time scales, servicing, information on asbestos, alterations and improvements.
Living in your home
Some details regarding insurance, fire prevention, crime prevention, neighbour disputes, pets, parking, gardens and refuse.
Information on whether you can run a business from home is included along with an overview of Special Housing requirements.
Disabled Adaptation requests
All referrals now go through Social Care Direct
2nd Floor St Marks House
Upperton Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 1EP
Tel: 0345 6080191
Fax: 01323 466567
Email:socialcaredirect@eastsussex.gov.uk
SMS text messages: 07797 878 111
- They will determine eligibility to go on their waiting list.
- Once on the waiting list an Occupational Therapist will be allocated who will then arrange a home visit and advise accordingly.
Moving on
How you go about ending your tenancy and details about transferring to another property, exchanging properties, moving to a different part of the country and buying your home.
Anti-Social Behaviour
A summary of Wealden District Council's approach to Anti-Social Behaviour.
A brief outline of what you should do if you want to report an incident or make a complaint about another resident. It also outlines what to do if you are not happy with how we have dealt with your complaint.
Visit the Direct Government Website for more information on anti-social behaviour.
Who's my Housing Officer
We have three Housing Officers each responsible for a set area of Wealden. Find out here which officer deals with your area. Alternatively you can request a visit from a Housing Officer online.
Your Neighbourhood
Our Neighbourhood Policy sets out how we manage, improve and maintain our housing estates.
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